Efficiency, Modesty, troubadour and New Era are all James scott rags that all lovers of ragtimed should investigate. This is a good one too but these four are, I think,absolute masterpieces. What a delight his music is!
Thanks :-) ye got be one my favourite ragtime hits haha trickiest one ive tried so far though, although the stoptime rag is also a pain! thanks again!
thanks for your feedback lol I understand what you mean about the start. Thing is a had so many takes before i got it right it was bound to sound a little unenthusiastic lol I'll try and get it first take next time and hopefully the magic will shine through haha
congratulations!!a great piece!!you play it very good!!I agree with the last comment, there are a lot of chromatism in the left hand and it would be great if that notes sounded a bit more ^^ keep working on it!!;)
Joplin said to never play rags fast and this is exactly why... You've lost all the play with rhythm and the harmony is blurred. It's not a race. We are not here to be impressed by how fast your hands can move, but to hear a well played rag, to hear the wonderful harmony and play with rhythm that ragtime is all about!
You have the notes down sure, now just don't rush!
Thanks for your comment, I agree ragtime should be played slowly as you will see in my "weeping willow" where I tried to maintain a slow tempo throughout but in cases such as this piece I feel there is room for a faster tempo. Also the opinion of James Scott (the composer of this piece) may have differed from Joplin's anyway...
cheers dude! alls good, haha I do the odd rag here and there for a laff, I have to do classical at uni so its a bit of a release lol along with the odd blues jam (including me and myself lol)tell me about brighton! cheers dude
you are talented! after having put in the time to learn the maple leaf rag, i realize how long it takes to perfect a ragtime piece and you did it flawlessly . . . i would recommend this video to anyone.
Thankyou very much! haha, ye this rag I found somewhat more difficult than any other I've tried to learn as unlike the weeping willow (also on my page)where you have the ability even as a performer to sit back and enjoy, it demands 100% concentration through out lol good luck with future ragtime endeavours!
thanks! you have inspired me to start working on this piece because i happened to have the sheet music for it in a book of mine...it really is challenging, especially the jumps between octaves in the melody line
I am studyng this! Nice song
mjuniorsc 3 months ago
Come on man, it's suppose to not be played fast !
At least not that fast.
linglishboy 1 year ago
Your piano seems to court a lot of controversy!! Not to worry, we can still see how good you are. Keep up the good works.
PianoFatso 1 year ago
Well done - I love this piece. Minor suggestion: you could slow it down just a bit, bring out the musicality of the piece even more than you do.
rfdarsie 2 years ago
haha you can always pick up a cheap one ;-)
samuso86 2 years ago
Efficiency, Modesty, troubadour and New Era are all James scott rags that all lovers of ragtimed should investigate. This is a good one too but these four are, I think,absolute masterpieces. What a delight his music is!
aardvaark069 2 years ago
It's just like you're playing. Ha ha! Incredibly amazing! :)
MysticFranz 3 years ago
oh, very good, I will try to download the sheets from internet
mjuniorsc 3 years ago
Thanks :-) ye got be one my favourite ragtime hits haha trickiest one ive tried so far though, although the stoptime rag is also a pain! thanks again!
samuso86 3 years ago
thanks for your feedback lol I understand what you mean about the start. Thing is a had so many takes before i got it right it was bound to sound a little unenthusiastic lol I'll try and get it first take next time and hopefully the magic will shine through haha
samuso86 3 years ago
The more often you record something, the harder it gets to focus...... I know!
Great video-- great playing-- I'm blown away.
milograamans 2 years ago
congratulations!!a great piece!!you play it very good!!I agree with the last comment, there are a lot of chromatism in the left hand and it would be great if that notes sounded a bit more ^^ keep working on it!!;)
Rickyr389 3 years ago
Joplin said to never play rags fast and this is exactly why... You've lost all the play with rhythm and the harmony is blurred. It's not a race. We are not here to be impressed by how fast your hands can move, but to hear a well played rag, to hear the wonderful harmony and play with rhythm that ragtime is all about!
You have the notes down sure, now just don't rush!
Matstrix 3 years ago
Thanks for your comment, I agree ragtime should be played slowly as you will see in my "weeping willow" where I tried to maintain a slow tempo throughout but in cases such as this piece I feel there is room for a faster tempo. Also the opinion of James Scott (the composer of this piece) may have differed from Joplin's anyway...
samuso86 3 years ago
@samuso86 I belive he didn´t play fast. This is not fast at all!
mjuniorsc 3 months ago
@Matstrix I like the harmony, and it is not fast at all
mjuniorsc 3 months ago
Hello Sam! It is Ben Howie here! Good job as always! Still into those rags and whatnot :P Sounds fantastic dude. Hope you are doing well!
Ben
Riouken 3 years ago
cheers dude! alls good, haha I do the odd rag here and there for a laff, I have to do classical at uni so its a bit of a release lol along with the odd blues jam (including me and myself lol)tell me about brighton! cheers dude
samuso86 3 years ago
you are talented! after having put in the time to learn the maple leaf rag, i realize how long it takes to perfect a ragtime piece and you did it flawlessly . . . i would recommend this video to anyone.
katelynninja 3 years ago
Thankyou very much! haha, ye this rag I found somewhat more difficult than any other I've tried to learn as unlike the weeping willow (also on my page)where you have the ability even as a performer to sit back and enjoy, it demands 100% concentration through out lol good luck with future ragtime endeavours!
samuso86 3 years ago
thanks! you have inspired me to start working on this piece because i happened to have the sheet music for it in a book of mine...it really is challenging, especially the jumps between octaves in the melody line
katelynninja 3 years ago